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APA Style
Essentials
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General Document
Guidelines
Margins
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One inch on all sides (top, bottom, left,
right)
Font Size and Type
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12-pt. font (Times Roman or Courier are
acceptable typefaces)
Spacing
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Double-space throughout the paper,
including the title page, abstract, body of
the document, references, appendixes,
footnotes, tables, and figure captions.
Alignment
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Flush left (creating uneven right margin)
Paragraph Indentation
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5-7 spaces
Pagination
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The page number appears one inch from
the right edge of the paper on the first line
of every page (except Figures), beginning
with the title page.
Manuscript Page Header
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The first two or three words of the paper
title appear five spaces to the left of the
page number on every page (except
Figures), beginning with the title page.
Using most word processors, the
manuscript page header and page number
can be inserted into a header, which then
automatically appears on all pages.
Active voice
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As a general rule, use the active voice
rather than the passive voice. For example,
use "We predicted that ..." rather than "It
was predicted that ..."
Order of Pages
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Title Page
Abstract
Body
References
Appendixes
Footnotes
Tables
Figure Captions
Figures